it's sport-climbing that would be in the olymp...

2011-12-25T23:19:32.488-07:00

it's sport-climbing that would be in the olympics, for gawd's sake. seriously. (btw, I hardly hold "alpinism" on a sacred platter; in many ways it seems sillier to me than either the sporto or bouldering method; like, risk your life for such silliness? please, risk your life for something that can better humanity or help your fellow man.)

stop taking yourselves (and this silly sport we engage in) so seriously! "oh my gawd, climbing in the olympics=end of climbing!"

of course, all this nonsense talk is nonsense, because there is really no way (unfortunately) that climbing will make its way into the olympics in this round (nor probably in my lifetime).

Interesting bit of history... and I agree with you...

2011-12-22T15:52:42.860-07:00

Interesting bit of history... and I agree with your overall assessment. The pro Olympic folks are probably overly optimistic, and the anti Olympic voices overly concerned. Olympic kayaking has likely contributed to that sport's popularity, and increased the number of gate courses on waterways, but I can still easily find places to kayak or canoe in a different way. I also enjoy watching people run our local course at the mouth of Boulder Canyon on spring evenings- they often demonstrate technique that could help me if I'm inspired to learn. As I've stated in the comment section for one of your previous posts, Climbing can be experienced in a number of different ways, from an exercise/workout at a gym to a full scale adventure/epic in a remote place, from a social scene to a solitary spiritual practice (for some of us it's all of those things). We each get to choose what it is for ourselves- our sport is somewhat unique in this way.

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it's sport-climbing that would be in the olymp...

Interesting bit of history... and I agree with you...